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How old was Peggy Whitson when she broke the record as the oldest woman to orbit the Earth?
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Peggy Whitson broke the record as the oldest woman to orbit the Earth when she was 63 years old. She set the record on July 19, 2017, when she returned to Earth after spending 288 days on the International Space Station. Whitson's record was previously held by Shannon Lucid, who was 57 years old when she returned to Earth from her second spaceflight in 1996.
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